The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 16, 1942, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service and Wide World For 62 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Xey West V)LUME LXIII. No. 298. Council Votes To Place Cue Lan Into Eft Nev Order Will Become lffective On Monday light; Fire Bell To ‘ound Warning ‘he Ciity Council at its regu- ler: meeting last night voted unaimously to have Mayor Wil- lar( Albury place the curfew law int effect, beginning this com- ingMonday night, ‘Wo taps will be sounded by | thefire bell in the City Hall r at 9 o'clock each night Wahing all children under 16 yeés of ege to immediately re- to Pei to their respective homes. ‘the mayor will instruct his Poke force to keep a wech out for all youths under the prescribed age. and those feud on the street after the for- biden hour will be hustled home | dade dh he had od GERMANS FORCED TO GIVE GROUND AROUND TUNISIA AMERICANS AND NAZIS EN- GAGE,_IN__ DOGFIGHTS IN ACTIVITIES CARRIED ON IN NORTH AFRICA in hort order, ‘he only ones under the age | limt that will be aftr the bell allowed out be) thee accompenied bv a relative sounds will or juardian, whichever the case ma be. | taken following 1e Council by lative to numer-! pew eebeing ree | many boys who | coming a nuisance | shortcomings | Ss being | 1 will not permit to their age. | rty ace 's statements ry violations of h the go-as-you- | ie manner that ms to have 1y yeuths of the city, all advice and | y be given them! wha poli nd private citigns as we avor to pre- vailpon them to desist in many of te pi i being va n their methods of opera- tion, whé di waning ces that are Reports On Convention r d Saunders, | Attorney ented the at the conven- | League of | recently in| report of that he | ul informa- E ined, much of whi@ would work to the better- meh of Key West's city govern- mervif some of the methods out- line¢ at the convention were adoged by this municipality. EXCELLENT SEASON IN ORANGE SALES ad Press) , Dec, 16. — This y will be the most 1 the history of the tion pf the Murtipalitie: ale of Florida oran- } on was considered p one, but it with what be, it was ‘ y by grow- nouses and shippers the state show that ived this season oranges exceeds sale.of all uits in Florida duing the mn. MILEAGE DOUBLED NEW YORK — Railroad mile- ag¢in Ru been nearly doibled sin sia has 1918. BHING IN YOUR CAR for IT; NEXT LUBRICATION LO} SMITH AUTO SERVICE Phaie No.5 White at Fleming strict | SESS ISI SLs BELIEVE JAPS MAKING READY FOR NEW RAID IN GUADALCANAL AREA (By Associated” Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.— The Navy Department thinks that the Japanese are pre- paring to make another at- tack on Guadalcanal, The Japs are thought to be con- centrating their naval forces at New Britain and to have congregated troopships also at that point. Meanwhile, there has not been any fight- ing on Guadalcanal during the last few days. The Javs finally succeeded in landing some reinforce- ments on New Guinea. They numbered 225 and were in- | tended for the Jap garrison | at a point 45 miles west of Buna. which fell into Allied | hands two days ago. In the | fighting that occurred while | the troons were benig land- ed, 225 Japs were killed, the reports state. so that the Jap gerrison is no larger now than it was before the rein- forcements landed. i (By Associated Prexs) LONDON, Dec. 16.—The only report of ground fighting in Tu- nisia today said that the Axis forces at ome point were com- pelled to give ground after their Pesition had been made unten- able by almost constant Allied bombardment during the last 24! hours. All other activity, according to reports from Allied headquarters in North Africa, has been con- fined to the air, and it included dogfights between Americans and Germans, as well as large- |seale bombing raids. Those raids, the report stated, | had been made by Allied planes on. Axis positions before Tunis and Bizerte. The chief reason for the slow-up in fighting on the ground was said to be due |to torrential rains, which have |turned many of the roads into | quagmires. | Reports persisted that the Al- |lies have made arrangements to |drive the Germans and: Italians jout of Tunis and Bizerte as soon jas the rains let up. Allied planes, ;meanwhile, are continuing their | bombing of Axis positions and jare attacking Axis ships and big transport planes coming across the Mediterranean from Sicily, Italy and Sardinia. Four trans- port planes, reports said, were! destroyed yesterday by Allied fighter planes, TYPHUS BREAKS OUT AMONG PRISONERS (By Associated Press) STOCKHOLM, Dec. 16. — The Swedish Health Board has started | anti-typhus inoculation of. the civilian '‘pouplation of Tarna, in the Province of Jamtland border- |ing on» Norway. It is reported | that typhus has broken out among war prisoners held by the Ger- | mans oceupying Norway. Utinitininininiinin iri PALACE THEATER | KEN MURRAY in | JUKE BOX JENNY NEWS and SERIAL ; guardsmen were injured and were GERMANS AND REDS FIGHTING AT MANY DIFFERENT POINTS RUSSIANS ATTACKING ON NORTHWEST FRONT AND GERMANS ALONG SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST AREA (By Associated Press) MOSCOW, Dec. 16.—According | to the Russian communique, is- sued at noon today, the Russians are ettacking and the Germans are launching in some ~ sectors violent assaults in other sectors. That type of fighting, it was said, was particularly true in the Stalingrad area. In the north- west and west sectors, the Rus- sians were attacking, and in the south and southwest sectors the Germans were on the offensive. The most furious battle during the last 24 hours, the communique | said, began at dawn today be- tween the Don and Volga rivers. The Germans Started fighting there, and, with several units of tanks, tried to break thrcugh the Russian lines, but the enemy was driven back, Russian reports said. In that fighting, which is still go- ing on, the Germans are said to have lost more than i,000 men and 18 tanks, besides many other motorized vehicles. The Russians made “some gains”, the communique said, near the Latvian border, where fighting flared up today after a lull of more than a week. FIRE DESTROYS TWO BLOCKS IN ~ BOSTON TODAY NO LOSS OF LIFE REPORT- ED (By Associated Press) BOSTON, Dec. 16.—This city, which still has patients in local hospitals who were injured in the} fire that destroyed the Cocoanut Grove night club, had another big fire today. with no loss of life, however, though the finan- cial loss will go well over million dollars. Two blocks in the heart of the city were destroyed. Six hundred firemen and 270 coast guardsmen fought the fire for more than three hours before they got it under control. It started in the basement of a de- partment store building and had spread through the ceiling to the first floor before it was discov- eed. Thirty-six firemen and 1 SII C SII ODIO TOSTIER OASIS ASSO TOA AI IAI IAAI AI IIA coast taken to the City Hospital, where are still confined 54 of the per- sons who were injured in the Co- conut Grove night Club fire. POTATOES DRIEST CHICAGO — Sweet _ potatoes are the driest of common vege- tables, containing only twice as much water as bonedry material. | CALL FOR BIDS THE CITY OF KEY WEST, FLORIDA, will receive sealed bids for 2,000 feet regular fire| hose, '2%-inch size, single jacket } and double jacket, with brass couplings (rocker lug), multiple ; woven type, to meet all under- writers’ requirerhents, in 60-foot lengths; AND 300: feet %-inch Booster Chemical hose in 50-| foot lengths, with ‘sunken lug) brass couplings, tested to at least 400-lb.. pressure, and to conform / in. all- particulars to Underwrit- ers’ requirements. These bids to be returnable to! City Clerk, Key West, Florida, at 5:00 P.M. on January 5th, 1943. The City reserves the right to re- ject any or all bids. ‘ JOE JOHNSON, City Clerk. decl6-1t ee KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1942 Che Key West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. S. A. Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenhe't CITY AND COUNTY. STAGING NIP AND Latter Jumps Out Front*To Lead Manicipality By ‘Nose’ eee eee TUCK RECORD TAX COLLECTIONS RACE Monroe ¢ounty is out in front!yso small a sum the race still The lead is small, with the city} continues to be nip and tuck. barking at the heels of the coun-j Ree iaeaal Stas pea ty at it reaches the second quar yesterday afternoon, his collec- ter pole. jtions for this fiscal year totaled In other words, at the end of} $110,491.98, and when City Tax business on Monday the city, in| Collector Sam B. ‘Pinder closed the amount of taxes collecteg/UP and called it a day, his col- Hp thus far this year, led the conti ge ee ba sdhae ra by a small amount, and at the : 5 the county’s total. end of business yesterday the! A close race, with the betting county went to the front, but byleven. Take your choice! LATE BULLETINS (By Asvociated Presn) GREATEST AIR BATTLES IN WAR LONDON.—Allied commanders are looking forward to what they believe will be the greatest air battles in the war when the Axis forces are known to have built up their air force in that area by many units. but the Allies have had their force strengthened by many more planes than those that have become part of the Axis {units. When the battles are over. it is predicted by Allied leaders } that the Allies will have control of thd air in the North Africa the ater of war. ! BOOBY TRAPS IN DESERT SAND CAIRO.—Besides the many mines that Montgomery's Eighth Army has had to contend with since it chased Rommel and his men out of El Agheila, booby traps have ‘been set in large numbers by the retreating Germans and Itali: The traps are the best looking strips of ground in the line that ithe Allies are supposed to pass! over. So Montgomery's men, whenever they see a strip of desert that is suspiciously smooth, steer clear of it and report it to the| army’ engineers. Most of the tirhe investigation by them show that the traps are loaded with dynamite. primed to go off on con- tact with a switch. BURMA-INDIA BORDER FIGHTING CHUNGKING.—Reports have been received here of several clashes between Japs and. British imperials at the Burma-India bor- der, and in every instance the Japs were thrown back. In one fight, which Isted for several hours, the Japs are reported to have lost more than 200 men, The war office here reports an attack made yesterday on a Jap airfield in Burma, in which three Jap planes on the ground were destroyed. BUS PLUNGES INTO RIVER GLOUCHESTER POINT. Va.—A bus, loaded with workmen, plunged off a bridge into the York River near here today, and at least four of the men are thought to have been drown. Some of the 25 who were rescued were injured. but none of them seriously. There were nine feet bf water where the bus went into the river. MARTINIQUE REPRESENTATIVE ARRIVES WASHINGTON.—The government announced today that a spe- cial representative from Martinique has errived here. He is the ;controller of finances in that French possession, but the object of; his mission was not disclosed. LIEUTENANT TO FACE: BRIBE CHARGE MACON. Ga.—A Lieutenant Chisty. of Miami. was arrested |here today on a charge of bribery. It is alleged that he accepted a| bribe of $100 to give his approval to a night club as a desirable place for the army personnel to visit. Several other clubs here had been banned by the army, and an investigation was being made to ascertain which ones were acceptable. It was during that investi- gation when the lieutenant is said to have accepted the $100. Beautiful Blue White MARQUIS DIAMOND RING This lovely ring would meke a delightful gift— the price:iis «1,100 Hear CASH Open Evenings for Your Convenience ———————— For the convenience of Defense Workers and their families, we will be open next Sunday from 10 A. M to 6'P. M. JEWELRY DEPARTMENT PEOPLE’S CREDIT STORE “The Friendliest Credit Store in South Florida” OPPOSITE THE BUS STATION 514 Southard Street PHONE25 Key West, Fla. | JER OOOO G ROU ROO RURUA OOOO UR AAO | General Montgomery's PRICE FIVE CEN ghth Amy Handicapped In Advance By Mines Planted As Rommel Began Retreat Mercedes Hospital Donations \ Jimmy Deland and Frank O. ! Roberts, representatives of the ‘Order of Knights of Pythias, who lare interested in maintaining the | Mercedes Hospital on a larger iscale than is now the case, ad- ‘dressed the city council last night and requested that some additional financial assistance be | Skies clear in the Mediterranean in the vicinity of North Africa. The given toward taking care of some of the expense in connec- ‘tion with the functioning of the j institution. Messrs. Deland and Roberts jwere informed that the city would make every effort to do- nate as much as possible toward |the maintenance of the hospital. | | | For Treasure | The City Council last night en- | tered into a contract with Joe Ro- |mero. Nick Avila and M. Crow, | which gives them permission to | excavate certain portions of, the of “hidden treasure.” They have |a map which indicates that val- juable treasure is buried there. |The map shows the exact location \is near the Botanical Garden on the island. They have posted a security bond to the amount of $2,000 for |earrying on these operations, | which will run for a period of 30 jdays. The agreement is that the ' city will receive 20 per cent of any treasure that may be found. A resolution was adopted in | which it was stated that inasmuch | as there will be a vacancy exist- ing soon in the office of the United } States District Court, the city council advocates and endo: the appointment of Judge Paul D. ! Barns of the Circuit Court to the | position. It was shown that this office has not been held by a resident of the iower East Coast of Florida since \the appointment by President {Grant of Honorable. James W. Locke to the position in the 5 |1872. The resolution reques Senator Claude Pepper and § {ator Charles O. Andrews to fa-| | vorably recommend Judge Barns for the judgeship. There was adopted calling on all bond hold- ters to cooperate in the matter of Key West’s bond refunding iss’ with the R. E. Crummer company in order that the procedure in the refunding agreement may be car- ried out to the satisfaction of all concerned. The matter of allowing so many of the streets and sidewalks to be ;torn up in putting down water ' pipe, without having them prop- ierly replaced, was taken up for discussion. It was decided to have the Board of Public Works meet , with the Aqueduct Board in order that some agreement may be REMOVAL NOTICE DR. H. M. ELARBEE, | formerly with the Ga- ley’s Clinic, is now lo- cated at | 211 DUVAL ST. PHONE 703 No Residence Phone The council informed them that | Trio Granted Contract To Dig grounds at Stock Island in search | By City Will Be Increased in the future the city will double |the allowance’ which they now receiving from’ a_ special fund and will be given $50 per month instead of $25 until the fund becomes exhausted. An application for a beer and wine license was received from Oscar Milian, 1109 Whitehead street. This was taxation committee gation. It was ordered that a | sent to the chairman of metal drive committ ing that the old a other junk being cc dumped on the lot at th pile and not on the sidewa street. ‘for ter be On Stock Island \reached whereby the sidewalks can be pl proper shape. T matter brought to the ention of council in a letter from the lic Works Board. A letter was read from Captain C. E. Reordan, commandant of the Key West N. Station, relative to some suggested changes traffic rules near the gov reservation ferred to May A letter was rea Sanchez, licen: ply to a coi by status in c Mr. Sanche filling the job inasmuch commission ba agreement w special work in coll quent licenses streets and ced back in t Pub- he is work: which MAYOR TALKS ON SUBJECT CITING NEW CURFEW LAW CHIEF EXECUTIVE RELATES MANY DEPREDATIONS CAR- RIED ON BY BOYS IN KEY WEST also a_ resolution } Mayor Willard M. Alt | discussing today the Curf Law which the City Council has de ed to put into effect next Mo: night, said that s Plaints that wer about a gang of boy gate in Bayview Park concerne the stealing of skiff the breaking of s setting palm trees ark. The boys. according t told Mayor Albury, take throwing stones at street till one of them scores < hit As for stealing boats, Mr. Al bury said that one owner said dinghy has been twic | the last few days. After the | theft, he succeeded in locating the dinghy in the Garrison Bight. He | took the dinghy back to its moor- |ings, and it was stolen again dur- ing the night. Since then, he told Mayor Albury, he has been unable {to find the dinghy. | Mayor Albury .said that ‘minor, under 16 years of age. caught on the streets after the curfew sounds at 9 o'clock, will jbe taken to his parents and, if {they cannot give a good excuse | for his or her weing in the street, | they will be arrested. and, after | conviction, fined $100 or be sent } to jail for 30 days, or be subjected to both i its. lew afire | turr lig! ~ | sition * any Of Mines Have Been Destroyed By Engineers Sent Out To Survey Route are | (ly Associated Press) CAIRO. Dec. 16.—General Montgemerys Eighth Army is advancing slewly in the western desert, not because of any oppo- by Mershal men, but because of mines plant- Rommel's ed by the retreating Axis forces in the roadway before they be gen their flight toward Trifoli. mel's force after they had put d men unattached aute over them so thet it w a from the imprint of the t motor vehicles ha that way . But the trick worked After the first’ explosion. tecked a gnotor lorry the tire treads were fou © JAPS SEND OUT FALSE. REPORTS EVIDENTLY NO TRUTH TO REPORTs OF ATTACKING ALLIED UNITS NUMEROUS MEMBERS DELPHIA about 25,000,000 pers in the U.S. SR Just Received A LARGE SHIPMENT of Northern Christmas Trees Choose Early for BEST TREE: A. VILLATE 418 FRONT STREET